For the first time on record, conflict and violence drove more people to flee within their own countries last year than natural and human-caused disasters, monitors said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/world/conflict-internal-displacement-disasters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #middleeast #iran #israel #congo #lebanon #sudan
Conflict created more internal displacement than disasters last year: monitors

With new wars underway this year adding to numerous entrenched conflicts around the world, more displacement driven by violence can be expected.

The Japan Times